BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	Yes, during pregnancy	No	No, boderline diabetes
North Carolina	15,044	1,559	9.6	9.0-10.1	137	0.7	0.6- 0.9	13,170	88.7	88.1-89.3	178	1.0	0.8- 1.2
-Piedmont NC	8,361	787	8.5	7.8- 9.2	71	0.7	0.5- 0.9	7,405	89.8	89.0-90.6	98	1.0	0.8- 1.3
GENDER
Male	3,119	303	8.5	7.4- 9.6	0	0.0	. - .	2,789	90.7	89.5-91.8	27	0.8	0.5- 1.3
Female	5,242	484	8.5	7.6- 9.5	71	1.4	1.0- 1.8	4,616	89.0	87.9-90.0	71	1.2	0.9- 1.5
RACE
White	6,472	577	8.2	7.4- 9.1	53	0.6	0.5- 0.9	5,766	90.1	89.2-90.9	76	1.1	0.8- 1.4
African American	1,349	185	12.3	10.4-14.6	9	0.5	0.2- 1.1	1,136	86.2	83.8-88.2	19	1.0	0.6- 1.7
Other Minorities	71	3	5.6	1.6-18.2	1	1.8	0.3-11.9	67	92.6	80.2-97.5	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	419	4	0.5	0.2- 1.6	10	1.8	0.8- 4.0	401	96.6	93.6-98.2	4	1.1	0.3- 4.3
25-34	1,369	27	1.4	0.9- 2.1	21	1.1	0.7- 1.8	1,314	97.3	96.3-98.0	7	0.2	0.1- 0.5
35-44	1,642	56	3.9	2.8- 5.3	26	1.0	0.6- 1.6	1,548	94.6	93.1-95.8	12	0.5	0.3- 1.0
45-54	1,571	138	9.5	7.8-11.5	9	0.5	0.2- 1.0	1,404	89.0	86.9-90.8	20	1.1	0.6- 1.8
55-64	1,404	208	13.6	11.6-15.8	2	0.2	0.1- 0.9	1,172	85.0	82.7-87.1	22	1.2	0.7- 1.9
65-74	1,066	201	18.6	15.9-21.7	1	0.1	0.0- 0.4	846	78.9	75.6-81.9	18	2.4	1.3- 4.3
75+	840	147	19.2	16.1-22.9	2	0.3	0.1- 1.5	676	78.8	75.0-82.0	15	1.7	1.0- 3.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,322	217	13.6	11.5-16.0	10	0.9	0.4- 1.9	1,070	83.5	80.9-85.9	25	2.0	1.2- 3.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,318	239	10.1	8.7-11.7	15	0.5	0.3- 0.9	2,027	88.1	86.4-89.6	37	1.3	0.8- 2.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,019	175	8.4	7.0-10.0	22	0.7	0.5- 1.2	1,803	90.2	88.5-91.7	19	0.7	0.4- 1.2
College Graduate	2,688	155	5.1	4.2- 6.2	24	0.7	0.5- 1.1	2,492	93.7	92.5-94.6	17	0.5	0.3- 0.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	856	156	17.8	14.7-21.3	9	1.3	0.6- 3.2	672	79.4	75.7-82.7	19	1.5	0.9- 2.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,295	154	10.6	8.8-12.8	13	0.8	0.4- 1.5	1,105	86.9	84.5-89.0	23	1.7	1.0- 2.9
$25,000- 34,999	913	81	8.3	6.3-10.9	3	0.3	0.1- 1.2	822	90.8	88.2-92.9	7	0.5	0.2- 1.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,088	85	8.1	6.3-10.3	11	0.8	0.4- 1.4	975	89.7	87.4-91.7	17	1.4	0.8- 2.5
$50,000-74,999	1,077	62	5.6	4.2- 7.4	7	0.5	0.2- 1.2	1,001	93.3	91.4-94.8	7	0.6	0.2- 1.4
$75,000+	1,321	54	4.3	3.2- 5.9	16	0.9	0.5- 1.6	1,246	94.3	92.6-95.7	5	0.4	0.1- 1.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,471	468	18.2	16.4-20.1	15	0.5	0.3- 0.8	1,935	79.4	77.4-81.3	53	1.9	1.4- 2.7
No	5,650	303	5.0	4.3- 5.7	55	0.8	0.6- 1.1	5,250	93.6	92.8-94.3	42	0.6	0.4- 0.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	994	140	13.1	10.8-15.7	0	0.0	. - .	843	85.8	83.1-88.2	11	1.1	0.6- 2.2
Non-Veteran	7,327	645	7.8	7.1- 8.5	71	0.8	0.6- 1.1	6,524	90.4	89.6-91.2	87	1.0	0.7- 1.3
Currently Serving	28	1	2.0	0.3-13.0	0	0.0	. - .	27	98.0	87.0-99.7	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Yes, during pregnancy

No, boderline diabetes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,044

1,559

9.6

9.0-10.1

137

0.7

0.6- 0.9

13,170

88.7

88.1-89.3

178

1.0

0.8- 1.2

-Piedmont NC

8,361

787

8.5

7.8- 9.2

0.7

0.5- 0.9

7,405

89.8

89.0-90.6

1.0

0.8- 1.3

GENDER

Male

3,119

303

8.5

7.4- 9.6

0.0

. - .

2,789

90.7

89.5-91.8

0.8

0.5- 1.3

Female

5,242

484

8.5

7.6- 9.5

1.4

1.0- 1.8

4,616

89.0

87.9-90.0

1.2

0.9- 1.5

RACE

White

6,472

577

8.2

7.4- 9.1

0.6

0.5- 0.9

5,766

90.1

89.2-90.9

1.1

0.8- 1.4

African American

1,349

185

12.3

10.4-14.6

0.5

0.2- 1.1

1,136

86.2

83.8-88.2

1.0

0.6- 1.7

Other Minorities

5.6

1.6-18.2

1.8

0.3-11.9

92.6

80.2-97.5

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

419

0.5

0.2- 1.6

1.8

0.8- 4.0

401

96.6

93.6-98.2

1.1

0.3- 4.3

25-34

1,369

1.4

0.9- 2.1

1.1

0.7- 1.8

1,314

97.3

96.3-98.0

0.2

0.1- 0.5

35-44

1,642

3.9

2.8- 5.3

1.0

0.6- 1.6

1,548

94.6

93.1-95.8

0.5

0.3- 1.0

45-54

1,571

138

9.5

7.8-11.5

0.5

0.2- 1.0

1,404

89.0

86.9-90.8

1.1

0.6- 1.8

55-64

1,404

208

13.6

11.6-15.8

0.2

0.1- 0.9

1,172

85.0

82.7-87.1

1.2

0.7- 1.9

65-74

1,066

201

18.6

15.9-21.7

0.1

0.0- 0.4

846

78.9

75.6-81.9

2.4

1.3- 4.3

75+

840

147

19.2

16.1-22.9

0.3

0.1- 1.5

676

78.8

75.0-82.0

1.7

1.0- 3.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,322

217

13.6

11.5-16.0

0.9

0.4- 1.9

1,070

83.5

80.9-85.9

2.0

1.2- 3.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,318

239

10.1

8.7-11.7

0.5

0.3- 0.9

2,027

88.1

86.4-89.6

1.3

0.8- 2.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,019

175

8.4

7.0-10.0

0.7

0.5- 1.2

1,803

90.2

88.5-91.7

0.7

0.4- 1.2

College Graduate

2,688

155

5.1

4.2- 6.2

0.7

0.5- 1.1

2,492

93.7

92.5-94.6

0.5

0.3- 0.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

856

156

17.8

14.7-21.3

1.3

0.6- 3.2

672

79.4

75.7-82.7

1.5

0.9- 2.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,295

154

10.6

8.8-12.8

0.8

0.4- 1.5

1,105

86.9

84.5-89.0

1.7

1.0- 2.9

$25,000- 34,999

913

8.3

6.3-10.9

0.3

0.1- 1.2

822

90.8

88.2-92.9

0.5

0.2- 1.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,088

8.1

6.3-10.3

0.8

0.4- 1.4

975

89.7

87.4-91.7

1.4

0.8- 2.5

$50,000-74,999

1,077

5.6

4.2- 7.4

0.5

0.2- 1.2

1,001

93.3

91.4-94.8

0.6

0.2- 1.4

$75,000+

1,321

4.3

3.2- 5.9

0.9

0.5- 1.6

1,246

94.3

92.6-95.7

0.4

0.1- 1.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,471

468

18.2

16.4-20.1

0.5

0.3- 0.8

1,935

79.4

77.4-81.3

1.9

1.4- 2.7

5,650

303

5.0

4.3- 5.7

0.8

0.6- 1.1

5,250

93.6

92.8-94.3

0.6

0.4- 0.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

994

140

13.1

10.8-15.7

0.0

. - .

843

85.8

83.1-88.2

1.1

0.6- 2.2

Non-Veteran

7,327

645

7.8

7.1- 8.5

0.8

0.6- 1.1

6,524

90.4

89.6-91.2

1.0

0.7- 1.3

Currently Serving

2.0

0.3-13.0

0.0

. - .

98.0

87.0-99.7

0.0

. - .

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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